Striped shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

Twenty Four Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
West Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in eastern North America.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Luxilus
Maximum length: 24 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from western New York and Wisconsin, south to Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Texas, USA; Gulf Coast drainages from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama, to Sabine River in Louisiana, USA. Introduced to Escambia River system in Florida and Alabama.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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